Comments on: Do Blue Colorblind People Have More Sleep Disorders?

By: prostate

prostate — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:49:00 +0000

I suffer from a sleep disorder called sleep apnea (for this who aren’t familiar with this you can get more information here, thanks for your post. Good luck

By: Telebrands

Telebrands — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:34:11 +0000

This would be an interesting study. I hope you get any funding you need to continue this project. Thanks for the post.

By: Hambone

Hambone — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:39:46 +0000

Claire,
I am color blind but not with blue. I also have sleep apnea and cluster headaches. Your research is very interesting to me. Could these conditions all be related?

Hambone, White male, age 51 New Jersey USA

By: Sleep Aonea Treatment

Sleep Aonea Treatment — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:36:21 +0000

Thanks for mentioning this. I wouldn’t have known that there were other causes of sleep disorders. I suffer from a sleep disorder called sleep apnea (for this who aren’t familiar with this you can get more information here:)… I’m currently undergoing treatment for my condition but I think I should do a little more research on other causes of sleep disorders just to rule them out. I do know a few people who are color blind and snore a lot so both could be contributing to their sleep problems.

By: Mark Beaumont

Mark Beaumont — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:17:10 +0000

Your work is extremely interesting Claire. I for one would be interested in the result. I did a PhD on synaesthesia (colored hearing) and it was the most overwhelming and exciting feeling when I could actually recruit Participants that would fit the bill.

Regarding Charlotte’s comment. Surely the circadean rhythms are receptive to the quantity of short wave light which is believed by some authorities to be sensed not only by the eyes but also by the forehead and surronding areas (sorry Claire no reference). If however it is sensed only by the eyes and you have tritonomally, using blue tint to cut down the longer wavelengths will not increase the receptivity of short wavelengths. It may help balance your color vision because of color constancy but this will not extend to non visual effects of color, I don’t think.

Incidently the reason why artificial lights with a hue are preferred (as well as being easier to manufacture by and large) is to reduce the short wavelength light and help to settle us for the night. Think how alien the green biased florescent tubes seem.